The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-25
An IMPORTANT WITNESS
DISCOVERED IN NELLIE DINK-
EMS, WHO ADDS
To the Already Weighty Testimony
for the State-She Saw the
Flashes and
HEARD THE SLAUGH TERED MAN
CRYING PITEOUSLY
"Oh, Murder! Murder! Oh, Col
Hamilton, Don't Shoot Any
More!"--She Vivldly
DESCRIBES THE SCENE AT THE
IRON BRIDGE,
The Arrival OF the Assassin and
Their Movements Previous
TO the Murder.
HEARD THE sLAUGH TERED MAN
CRYING PITEOUsLY
DESCRIBES THE SCENE AT THE
IRON BRIDGE,
IspEo1AL TO THE APPEAL.I |

IbfhOlAb TO Ihh AFFbAh''
Jackson, MISS, May "a Court met
at o'clock am. and the cross examination
of ]. U. Carraway was resumed. Never said
TO Mr.. Lehman that if Hamilton had not
killed Gambrell soWe one else would. Don't
remember having conversation with W: II,
Fitzgerald about the article in the Sloord and
Shield Positively denies conversation with
W. II. Fitzgerald. Remembers telling some
one Hamilton could not afford TO notice the
article or eend a communication to Gam
bIell about the matter. Positively denies
telling. Witness got the pistol from Stew
This is the q calibsr' ReSrl handle. double
brell was chat night. Rewained there till
s ppoSsT sent To% thu Bridge afr
Mayor Met3ill to act as coroner. mcGili did
not come. but sent word to get Just ce
HaE I is; Was ,ow with eaTSTSI b1ISn. all I'll
the the residence and Till his death did not tell
young Gambrell that his brother was un-
conscious. Went to drrg store after Gam
brell's Death to see how Hamilton was get
@ SaYied % BSsklsS @ % and T e. 9. &C campSe mSI't I:
witnessIhis cxaminaticn0f GambrelPs pistol.
Wanted witness ia case Of dispute about it.
No one asked witness to see Gam brell 8 pistol
at bridge. Did not take Hsmilton's pistol
from Alhreoht- Says he told Albrecht to
keep the pistol as be thought Albrecbt would
be called before the coroner's jury. Witness
did not examine the pistol. AlbIecht had.
as he Gays, no necessity for it. Did not can
given by Stewart, as he did not think Il
n, cessary. Did not think the pistol cut any
figure in the case. Took the pistol TO
his Office and locked itrp. This was on the
Of fHamiton's pistols. Says he had no op-
po-t1nitY to ask Stew art about why he gave
witness the pistol. Says he thousht he ex-
amiped the pistol when handed to him. Is
az IN ooIl naonlafa atfanfsn, %,
things he does not ca Q anything about their
knowing. Told the GO, oner's jury that the
only pistol he examined was the one Yerger
Stewart had. Told the coroner's jury that
he never saw the large ivoTy handle pistol.
except in Hamilton's hands. Now Temem-
bers that he saw Hamilton 0fer his pistol TO
some one. Tn Rks Albrecht took IL. That
. he told the corener's 0ury that no saw Han
(Witnsss's testimony before the corOner's
jury vas handed him to examine.l Says
that question was not asked Oim; that Al
brecht came up on hebridge to whore Wit
ness was from the west; when he fret
noticed him he was standing behind him.
Thinks he could have see q himlhad he come
mp iron any other direction. IWitness's
testimony handed him again to examine.)
Now says the reason he aid 10 OoronoT's
jury he did not know which way .Albrecht
came from was because he did not see him
cone uR, but that he bas thought mora
about 1t sin ce, and thinks AlbrNcnt must
have come up IRON the wet as he did not
see him come from any other way. Says he
went nto the room where Hamilton
was; sat on side Of bed by Hamilton and
leaned over and told Hamilton in a low tone
of voics that Gambrell WIS dead that Han-
ilton shook hands with him etc. Went 10
GambrelPs house. aftr GambrelPs death,
whore the c1rone.'s jury was sitting. Had
Gambrell's pi tOl at the time in his pocket
Did not offer the pi, tol to the coroner's juty
Kept Gambrell's pistol in his pocket. Put
HamiltOn's (the ne Stewart handed himl
ia his desk and locked it up. Did
not say in thu presence Of Jack
Farsh teat it made no difference
about the weis bit Of the balls taken from
GambrelPs body, as Hamilton had two pis-
coils; Gays be did not know why hs was keep